The first day of the school year, I engaged my students in a self-reflection activity called "Who I am," which was created by Paul Gorski for the EdChange project. This activity is a self-reflective writing assignment, and consists in asking the students to describe themselves - in their own words who they are and what is most important to their identities. The only requirement would be that each statement should start with "I am ..." I then proceeded to read my personal "I am ... " to my students.
Here is a sample of my personal reflection:
I am Andean mountain, and of Quechuan descent; I am "ari", "si" and "yes"; I am blue oceans, humpback whales, and pink Amazon River dolphin; I am a Great Dane named Cookie who should have been named cake instead; I am tofu, soy milk, fresh vegetables and fruits; I am green; I am yoga and meditation; I am camping, sailing, bicycling and scuba diving; I am children and animal rights advocate; I am Ms. Pac Man, and Atari; I am the Jet sons, the Flintstones, Mr. Magoo, the Smurfs and Yogi Bear; I am Roger Federer and Steffi Graf tennis and world cup soccer; I am Andean, Mana, Shakira, and 80's music; I am movies based on true stories, and nature documentaries; I am the Discovery, National Geographic, History , Tennis and Science Channels; I am a wonderful family, loving and incredibly supportive husband; I am a proud owl, and proud for graduating with honors and earning a graduate degree from Florida Atlantic Univeristy; I am a proud wildcat, diversity and multicultural education' I am "live as if you were to die tomorrow and learn as if you were to live forever"; I am perseverance and determination I am passion for nature conservation and science, learning, educating and encouraging other to reach their potential.
Here is a sample of my personal reflection:
I am Andean mountain, and of Quechuan descent; I am "ari", "si" and "yes";
I am blue oceans, humpback whales, and pink Amazon River dolphin;
I am a Great Dane named Cookie who should have been named cake instead;
I am tofu, soy milk, fresh vegetables and fruits;
I am green;
I am yoga and meditation;
I am camping, sailing, bicycling and scuba diving;
I am children and animal rights advocate;
I am Ms. Pac Man, and Atari;
I am the Jet sons, the Flintstones, Mr. Magoo, the Smurfs and Yogi Bear;
I am Roger Federer and Steffi Graf tennis and world cup soccer;
I am Andean, Mana, Shakira, and 80's music;
I am movies based on true stories, and nature documentaries;
I am the Discovery, National Geographic, History , Tennis and Science Channels;
I am a wonderful family, loving and incredibly supportive husband;
I am a proud owl, and proud for graduating with honors and earning a graduate degree from Florida Atlantic Univeristy;
I am a proud wildcat, diversity and multicultural education'
I am "live as if you were to die tomorrow and learn as if you were to live forever";
I am perseverance and determination
I am passion for nature conservation and science, learning, educating and encouraging other to reach their potential.
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